University of Wisconsin-River Falls

As a basic principle, enrolled student-athletes are not permitted to receive any extra benefits from faculty, university employees, or boosters. The NCAA defines an extra-benefit as any special arrangement by an institutional employee provided to an enrolled student-athlete (or a student-athlete’s relatives or friends) that is not available to the general student body of that institution.

Examples of arrangements that may be extra benefits include, but are not limited to:

• Special arrangements for late assignments or make-up exams if these arrangements are not available to the class as a whole
• Allowing student-athletes to miss classes if these arrangements are not available to the class as a whole
• The use of a copying machine or typing services that are not available to the general student body
• Preferential grading for student-athletes

Extra benefits and preferential treatment are violations which could render a student-athlete ineligible and land UW-River Falls an institutional violation. Faculty and staff are held to a higher standard in regards to these issues than other members of the community that do not have a direct role on the campus of UW-River Falls.